So at the end of the season I bought a 2003 Sea Ray 220 with a Mercruiser 5.0L MFI and when I bought it it ran but needed a little bit of throttle to stay running. So we wintered it on the rack and put it in the water two weeks ago. It was doing the same thing - not idling and needing extra throttle to stay running. So the guy at the marina looked into it and said that two of the cylinders had no compression. He thinks it might have been run with a bad water pump and over heated. He tells me I need to put in a rebuilt engine which he says will cost me $5000 + $3000 labor = $8000 total. I got the boat for an excellent price and of course any idea that I've saved any money has evaporated. Does that sound right? I'm a captive audience at this marina unfortunately, can't get the boat to anywhere else to get a second opinion. I agree that if the engine has such bad compression on two cylinders I would want to put in a new engine rather than try to fix it. And I don't have any reason to believe he is making it up. It's just the worst case scenario when your boat won't idle.
Does $8000 sound right? I'm on the jersey shore. He's tells me he's going to try to do his best to make it as economical as possible. Maybe cut me a deal on labor.
Does $8000 sound right? I'm on the jersey shore. He's tells me he's going to try to do his best to make it as economical as possible. Maybe cut me a deal on labor.
